In this new club was renamed as Madrid Football Club. In , the first Spanish football league was founded. Real Madrid led the first league season until the last match, a loss to Athletic Bilbao, meant they finished runners-up to Barcelona.

According to Spanish journalist and writer, Juan Carlos Pasamontes, Barcelona player Josep Valle denied that the Spanish security forces came before the match.

The club won the European Cup five times in a row between and , which included the 7—3 Hampden Park final against Eintracht Frankfurt in The club won the European Cup for a sixth time in defeating Partizan Belgrade 2—1 in the final with a team composed entirely of same nationality players, a first in the competition.

FIFA decreed three days of mourning to honour him during the tournament. By the early s, Real Madrid had lost its grasp on the Liga title until a new cohort of home-grown stars brought domestic success back to the club.

As a result, Real Madrid with the addition of Fernando Morientes in finally ended its year wait for its seventh European Cup: In , the coach Vicente del Bosque , takes over eventually in November of that year.

The few days after the capturing of the Liga title were surrounded with controversy. The —06 season began with the promise of several new signings: Real Madrid won the Liga title in for the first time in four years, but Capello was nonetheless sacked at the end of the campaign.

At half-time, Real were 0—1 down, while Barcelona had surged ahead into a 0—3 lead in Tarragona. However, three goals in the last half-hour secured Madrid a 3—1 win and their first league title since The first fixture was for the Liga campaign on 17 April which ended 1—1 with penalty goals for both sides , the Copa del Rey final which ended 1—0 to Madrid and the controversial two-legged Champions League semifinal on 27 April and 2 May 3—1 loss on aggregate to Barcelona.

Ronaldo set a new club mark for individual goals scored in one year 60 , and became the first player ever to score against all 19 opposition teams in a single season.

On 25 June , Carlo Ancelotti succeeded Mourinho to become the manager of Real Madrid on a three-year deal, with Zinedine Zidane named as one of his assistants.

This decision from the club was surrounded by controversy, with Cristiano Ronaldo stating, "If I was in charge, maybe I would have done things differently," while Carlo Ancelotti admitted, "We must start again from zero.

It was announced that he would officially become manager after the FIFA World Cup , however, the Spanish national team sacked Lopetegui a day prior to the tournament, stating that he negotiated terms with the club without informing them.

With their win, Real Madrid became the outright record winners of the Club World Cup with four titles. They also extended the record for most consecutive titles with their third in a row.

The first change in the crest occurred in when the letters adopted a more streamlined form and appeared inside a circle. With the dissolution of the monarchy in , all the royal symbols the crown on the crest and the title of Real were eliminated.

The crown was replaced by the dark mulberry band of the Region of Castile. One of the modifications made was changing the mulberry stripe to a more bluish shade.

Real Madrid has maintained the white shirt for its home kit throughout the history of the club. There was, however, one season that the shirt and shorts were not both white.

It was an initiative undertaken by Escobal and Quesada in ; the two were traveling through England when they noticed the kit worn by London-based team Corinthian F.

It was decided that Real Madrid would wear black shorts in an attempt to replicate the English team, but the initiative lasted just one year.

After being eliminated from the cup by Barcelona with a 1—5 defeat in Madrid and a 2—0 defeat in Catalonia, President Parages decided to return to an all-white kit, claiming that the other kit brought bad luck.

Since the advent of the replica kit market, the club has also released various other one colour designs, including red, green, orange and black.

Following that, the club was sponsored by Parmalat and Otaysa before a long-term deal was signed with Teka in The capacity has changed frequently, peaking at , after a expansion.

A plan to add a retractable roof has been announced. Officially, the highest home attendance figure for a Real Madrid match is 83,, which was for a football cup competition, the Copa del Rey, in The team has the record number of consecutive participations in the European Cup before it became the Champions League with 15, from —56 to — During most home matches the majority of the seats in the stadium are occupied by season ticket holders, of which the figure is capped at 65, One of the best supported teams globally, Real Madrid was the first sports team and first brand to reach million fans on Facebook in April The Ultras Surs have developed an alliance with other right wing groups, most notably Lazio Irriducibili fans, and have also developed an alliance with left-wing groups.

On several occasions, they have racially abused opposing players and have been investigated by UEFA for doing so. From the start of national competitions, the clubs were seen as representatives of two rival regions in Spain, Catalonia and Castile , as well as of the two cities.

The rivalry reflects what many regard as the political and cultural tensions felt between Catalans and the Castilians , seen by one author as a re-enactment of the Spanish Civil War.

During the dictatorships of Primo de Rivera and especially of Francisco Franco — , all regional cultures were suppressed. All of the languages spoken in Spanish territory, except Spanish Castilian itself, were officially banned.

It was less risky than joining a clandestine anti-Franco movement, and allowed them to express their dissidence. Today, however, these distinctions are largely blurred.

It was the first official derby of the new tournament, and Real won 2—1. The rivalry first gained international attention in during the European Cup when the two clubs met in the semi-final.

The tie went to a replay, which Real won 2—1. Real Madrid triumphed with 4—1 in extra time. A further minor rivalry exists between Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao.

Athletic Bilbao, who operate a policy of only using local players , [] have long since ceased to be a competitive rival to clubs such as Real Madrid who scour the globe for the best talent; the Lions have collected no major trophies since and won only two of the 26 matches between the teams from —06 to — During the s, the two teams met in the —12 Champions League semi-finals , which ended 3—3 on aggregate Bayern won 3—1 on penalties after extra time, but lost the final at their own stadium , and then at the same stage in the —14 edition with Real Madrid winning 5—0 on aggregate on their way to winning the competition.

They have played each other in 21 matches and have an almost perfectly balanced record 9 wins for Juventus, 10 wins for Real Madrid, 2 draws , as well as nearly the same goal difference Madrid ahead 26 to Their first meeting was in the —62 European Cup , which Real Madrid won 3—1 in a replay held in Paris.

The latest Champions League meeting was in the —18 quarter-finals , which Real Madrid won 4—3 on aggregate; the tie ended in dramatic and controversial fashion, with a debatable penalty awarded to Real Madrid in the last minute of the second leg after Juventus built a 3—0 lead at the Bernabeu to pull level in the tie following a defeat at their Juventus Stadium by the same scoreline.

The city had previously rezoned the training grounds for development, a move which in turn increased their value, and then bought the site.

A study at Harvard University concluded that Real Madrid "is one of the 20 most important brand names and the only one in which its executives, the players, are well-known.

We have some spectacular figures in regard to worldwide support of the club. There are an estimated million people worldwide who follow Real Madrid.

This means that Real Madrid is owned by its supporters who elect the club president. The club president cannot invest his own money into the club [] and the club can only spend what it earns, which is mainly derived through merchandise sales, television rights and ticket sales.

Unlike a limited company , it is not possible to purchase shares in the club, but only membership. Real Madrid was the featured club in the second installment of the Goal!

Production was done with the full support of UEFA, allowing the film crew to use many real life players in cameo roles.

Real, The Movie is a part feature, part documentary film that showcases the worldwide passion for Real Madrid. Produced by the club and directed by Borja Manso, it follows five sub-stories of fans from around the world and their love for the club.

Along with the fictional portion of the film, it also contains real footage of the squad, during training at Ciudad Real Madrid , matches, and interviews.

The film was originally produced in Spanish, but has been dubbed for their worldwide fanbase. The book White Storm: Published in , it talks about the most successful moments of the club during its first centenary, having been translated into various languages.

Real Madrid TV is an encrypted digital television channel, operated by Real Madrid and specialising in the club. The channel is available in Spanish and English.

Hala Madrid is a magazine published quarterly for the Real Madrid club members and the Madridistas Fan Club card holders.

A Real Madrid player has graced the cover of both titles a combined seven times. In , Spanish game publisher Virgin Play signed a deal with the club to make officially licensed Real Madrid video games.

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The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; several non-European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country.

Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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Real Madrid season worst of my career". Hang on, hang on, hang on, and hope Real begin to get nervous as they get ever closer towards the final with just a one-goal lead to hang onto.

Ronaldo slips into Stepover Mode again. He tears down the right and zips a low ball into the centre towards Bale, but Otamendi is on hand to hook clear.

Lucas Vasquez comes on for Jese. Carvajal races after a long ball down the right. He loops a cross into the centre for Ronaldo. And it only takes a minute.

How on earth are Real not two goals up? Bale drops deep down the right before chipping a delicious reverse pass down the channel to release Modric into the box.

He has to score, but allows an over-elaborate dink towards the top right to be smothered by the star-jumping keeper.

What a non-event the resulting corner turns out to be! Half-chances at either end. First De Bruyne, just inside the Real box, takes an airshot at a ball sent down the right by Sagna.

Then Jese powers down the right, tearing past Mangala, only to blooter miles over the bar when he reaches the edge of the City area.

Bale, deep on the right wing, launches a long, drooping, diagonal pass towards Ronaldo, who has broken clear down the middle. He connects with a volley on the left-hand edge of the City D, but not particularly well, and the ball harmlessly bobbles through to Hart.

A better connection, though, and City were in a lot of spectacular trouble. Real have come out with a view to putting this tie to bed quickly.

Jese skips past Otamendi down the left and romps into a lot of space. His low cross is easily gathered by Hart at his near post. Jese should have done a lot better.

Hoo, City so nearly concede within 30 seconds of the restart. Kroos rakes a glorious diagonal pass to release Carvajal on the right.

He hits a low, first-time ball into the six-yard box. Otamendi slides in to block, with Ronaldo waiting to sidefoot home in the simple style.

As it turns out, the flag goes up for offside - both Carvajal and Ronaldo were ahead of the City back line - but that was close.

The visitors have been woozy all night; they need to snap out of it quickly. So this is where we are: They just need a goal. But another Real goal will surely bury them.

Bale certainly looked up as if to cross, and his hard cross-cum-shot took a deflection off the sliding defender to whip along an absurdly oscillating arc across the goal and into the top left.

Does that clarify it? Anyway, Real get the ball rolling for the second half. A couple of added minutes and time for one last corner. The goal that separates the sides has been taken off Bale by Uefa and credited to poor Fernando; turns out that deflection might not have been quite so slight after all.

But this is mere admin: De Bruyne turns down the middle of the park and slips a pass down the inside-left channel for Fernandinho, who cuts in from the flank and lashes a low shot inches wide of the left-hand post from the edge of the box.

Simple but highly effective. Bale drops a shoulder to earn himself a little pocket to the left of the City D. He has a shot but a fairly lame effort bumps harmlessly towards Hart.

Clichy goes on a baroque scamper down the left, and for a second looks like working a bit of space in the Real box.

But he seems to lose heart and confidence mid-run, and checks back. The momentum is lost. They earn themselves another corner, this time out on the left, but De Bruyne loops a fairly harmless set piece up, down and into the grateful arms of Keylor Navas.

An incorrect offside decision that dug City out of a hole. City are living dangerously. Modric sprays a glorious pass down the left to release Marcelo, who flashes a high ball across the face of goal.

Humphreys intercepts at the last moment. City are all over the shop here. Isco breaks clear down the inside-right channel.

Isco hesitates, thinking about whether to shoot or pass, and Sagna can slide in to block when he eventually opts to take a shot. It should be three.

Charles Reep would enjoy this one. Kroos hoicks a high pass down the middle. Ronaldo scoots clear of Kolarov. Hart comes off his line.

Ronaldo brings the ball down and looks to lob Hart. Sterling, in reply, tries to make something happen for City down the left.

This is a beaut! Carvajal goes on a romp down the right, then slips the ball outside to Bale, who loops a cross towards the penalty spot.

Benzema, running backwards a little to meet the dropping ball, shapes and skelps a Zidane-esque volley into the left-hand side of the net! Hart had no chance whatsoever.

That was a screamer! And now Delph is down on the floor, feeling the back of his leg. He appears to have jiggered himself. Modric may be considering the concept of karma.

Delph is replaced by Navas. Delph makes a challenge here all right, though. He clatters into the side of Modric, taking him out at the knees.

Modric, more stunned than annoyed, looks up at Delph with puppy eyes, as though to say: Delph should be booked for that, but the referee opts for a ticking off.

Silva sees more of the ball down the right. He diddles around for a while, then cuts back and curls a high one into the Real box.

Navas is out quickly to claim. Silva sashays in from the right and balloons a shot miles over the bar from 25 yards. After a slow start, City are looking lively.

And now City move it up a gear. Sterling turns on the jets down the left, then goes over in the box under a light touch from Pepe.

Real Madrid are beginning to bare their teeth. Benzema nearly breaks clear down the middle. Bale has a look down the left wing. Benezma nearly latches onto a loose Delph pass in the centre circle.

City mop up on each occasion. He eventually gets up. All the action, as it happens. Marcelo threatens to break into the box, chasing a clever scooped Bale pass, but he falls over.

Now Real take a turn to stroke it around the back a bit. A first touch for Sterling, and the first loud pantomime booing. This is getting old already.

City get the ball rolling. They knock it around the back a bit. Silva tries to scoot up the right, but Real close down the space.

A lot of hectic passing and pressing going on. The teams are out! Manchester City are in their rather fetching dark-blue change strip. Real Madrid are decked out in their swap duds too.

A grey number which suggests a pair of socks got into the wash load. No doubt it looks nice with jeans. The weather, incidentally, is positively Mancunian.

One of these teams will lift Glorified Tin Pot today. For the record, Manchester City will be champions - champions!

Real Madrid need to win. The big news for City: A start for year-old Cameron Humphreys in the centre of defence, and a debut for Fabian Delph. Mind you, Real Madrid are certainly taking this one seriously if that line-up is anything to go by.

Patrick Roberts makes his City debut, coming on for Navas. Real are playing keep-ball right now. A crowd of 99, here today.

A few hundred short of capacity. Navas makes good down the right. A corner, which is easily cleared. Real Madrid Manchester City Well, if it is, most of it will have to wait until the second half.

Along with the fictional portion of the film, it also contains real footage of the squad, during training at Ciudad Real Madrid , matches, and interviews.

The film was originally produced in Spanish, but has been dubbed for their worldwide fanbase. The book White Storm: Published in , it talks about the most successful moments of the club during its first centenary, having been translated into various languages.

Real Madrid TV is an encrypted digital television channel, operated by Real Madrid and specialising in the club.

The channel is available in Spanish and English. Hala Madrid is a magazine published quarterly for the Real Madrid club members and the Madridistas Fan Club card holders.

A Real Madrid player has graced the cover of both titles a combined seven times. In , Spanish game publisher Virgin Play signed a deal with the club to make officially licensed Real Madrid video games.

The game featured a career mode with a mixture of role-playing and simulation as well as arcade-styled Football gameplay.

Spanish teams are limited to three players without EU citizenship. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; several non-European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country.

Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Redirected from Real Madrid C. For the basketball team, see Real Madrid Baloncesto. For other uses, see Real Madrid disambiguation.

History of Real Madrid CF. List of Real Madrid CF records and statistics. Real Madrid CF in international football competitions.

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